13264 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Police

13264 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Police: What is the total expenditure, if any, on domestic and international travel by any agencies under the Minister’s responsibility since 27 November 2023, broken down by agency, purpose, and destination?

Hon Mark Mitchell: I refer the Member to Police’s response to the 2023/2024 Annual review questionnaire: • https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCJUST_EVI_f248bbee-25b4-4441-6505-08dcfd0f043f_JUST34835/1914a6f901bee25d8c6892e7c72e1fe53205636d (page 69-70, question 96&98) • https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/submissions-and-advice/document/54SCJUST_EVI_f248bbee-25b4-4441-6505-08dcfd0f043f_JUST34834/new-zealand-police-appendices’ (pages 16-23). Please note that the purpose for domestic travel is not included as this information has not been collated. The time and associated cost in obtaining this information are not, in my view, justifiable. However, I refer the Member to the attached table, which shows the expenditure of Domestic and International travel between 27 November 2023 to 30 June 2024. Information between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025 will be available in the 2024/25 Annual Review. In regard to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), SFO staff travel primarily for operational matters, so to avoid prejudice to the maintenance of the law, the destination of domestic travel is not included and domestic travel costs are instead summarised. This figure includes road travel, flight and accommodation costs, between 27 November 2023 to 28 February 2025: Domestic travel – $299,057.21 total International travel - $84,671.69 total, to the following destinations: • Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption Conference (APSACC 2024) - Darwin (3 people) • Advanced Foreign Bribery Training - Sydney (2 People) • Global Fraud summit - London (1 person) • International Foreign Bribery Taskforce Conference (IFBT) - London (1 person) • National Public Sector Fraud and Corruption Congress Conference - Sydney (2 people) • Relativity Spotlight event - Sydney (2 people) • The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Conference (OECD) Foreign Bribery Phase 4 review - London (2 people) • United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) Phase 1 Review - Suriname (1 person)